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DNA Base Composition of Toxoplasma gondii grown in vivo

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THE nature and taxonomy of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are uncertain. A relationship to Besnoitia and Sarcocystis has been suggested1 and classification with Sporozoa has been proposed2,3. The problems have been discussed in detail4.

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NEIMARK, H., BLAKER, R. DNA Base Composition of Toxoplasma gondii grown in vivo. Nature 216, 600 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216600a0

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